Barn Find VW Rabbit Golf Pickup Sitting for 25 Years! :Rebuild Part 1
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- Опубликовано: 4 авг 2024
- Let’s dig into this Rabbit Pickup that’s been sitting since about 1995! Will it run?! This is the first of a rebuild series on this truck! Sorry for the sound quality I’ll be getting a mic soon! Oh and all the um’s......... Thanks for all the love and support on the channel so far!!!
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That's a sweet looking caddy , that's what they're called here in South Africa.. I'm a big fan of your choice in cars👍
caddy is the original EU name
That's what we call them here in the states too.
Caddy looking good ekse just a shame we dont have these rabbit caddy in South Africa and if there is , its going to be very expensive
In Brazil it’s called Saveiro, which is a sort of a sailing boat. Very popular and shares the top positions of the market in that category with Fiat’s Strada, which was renamed RAM 700 in North America.
@@wellingtons.cassiano3002 The Saveiro is built on the Brazilian VW Gol platform. This pickup is derived from the VW Golf MK1 (VW Rabbit in the US) which was never built or sold in Brazil
Dude your choice of vehicles is right up my alley
David Campos If it’s weird and different that’s all me! 😁
@@BudgetBuildz NOT complaining to be wierd ! I mean wat The fun to be normal ?
@@789costela Truth!
Great job, and pretty clean for its year and model. It’s good to see someone caring about non-muscle cars, too! They’re all interesting in their own way.
Andy 105 Thank you! I love weird and different 😛
Those square headlights and grill are wurth a fortune here in europe😎
What a cool little pickup! I've never seen a VW Rabbit pickup here before, didn't even know they made them.
Great to see this. Reminds me of first start on mine 7 years ago. Was a complete newbie to diesels then. Love the funky interior so different to mine.
My grandpa has one of these and it was sitting for 6 years and I got it running when I was 14. These trucks are so hard to fined and I love them so much.
This is funny Michael, I’m watching this playlist for the first time, it’s 4th March 2024 and you are now on 263k subscribers, what a long way you channel has come, in my opinion it’s one of the best, if not THE best in this genre, and going from strength too strength 👏👍🙂
I am liking the looks of this series. Keep them coming!
Can’t wait to watch the rest of this serious! Keep me coming!
Great channel. Great score on this pick-up. I have an 85 Golf 2-door diesel 5 speed 83,000 of miles. It can sit for ever and start right up. Started right up in 28 degree weather other day with ease.
What a score! I think I’m more excited about this than the Porsche. Great color. 👍🏻
Michael B Haha thanks!
Great to see it out! Clear coat that patina’ 👌🏻
Wow. Lucky find.
Looking forward to the rebuild.
Nice ! I had a Rabbit 4 door gas job in high school , good luck with it .
That is so cool. I've been asked to get one of these going that's been sitting for at least 15 years. The information in this video is very helpful.
Love this video, I’m using it as a guide for a 81 rabbit pickup I just pulled out of a field. It’s great help for you to go through the steps you took and getting it going!
Glad you enjoyed! I’ll be going thru the timing belt and maintenance on it shortly as well, and will have a video out for that! 🙂
Probably my favorite episode.
I had an 82 Rabbit pick up. Black Tie Edition. Diesel 5 sod. Neat truck at the time.
Yeah! Thanks for working on the caddy!
Cool little car, can't wait to see it on the road!!!
Thanks!,
Your daughter is adorable and great job getting her to start. That VW pickup is a beauty.
Reminds me of when I was tinkering with something and my girls were helping me.
Awesome, the sound of success!
That a good score! Awesome truck!
great video and great job on this pick up VW i had a few co workers who owned drove these who drove them 100 miles a day round trip to work every day and they got over 50 miles to the gallon, that is a Imperial gallon and with the compression release and a block heater here in Manitoba Canada they started in the very cold winters here, enjoy your find they are very reliable and super unique
Hey, congrats on another great project! You're 2 for 2 of my dream rebuilds so far :D I can't wait to see your progress.
What a nice find! Great little pickup truck and very rare.
Congratulations on getting it started. Great all purpose compact pickup truck! Another one in the German family.
Thank you! I love em! This is my third one!
Now that is some treasure, man this car is an absolute legend. Thumbs up!
I had to do this to a 2030 John Deere and it’s a pain in the but I gotta tell you love this, never seen the channel before!
Great truck! Great program you're making! Thanks!!
Thank you!
Thoroughly enjoyable! can't remember the last time I saw one of these Golf/Rabbit pick ups, they were not very popular here unlike its saloon and gti counterparts which still are
Lucky!!! That's a crazy good find!!
Thanks!
Absolute madlad! Loving the videos bro keep it up
Thank you!
thanks on letting us know how much you got it for! love it
love it. My first car was a 79 rabbit the same powder blue.
Install the Euro front golf GTI grill and headlights round headlights will look great Volkswagen caddy over here in England👍
That American front end and bumpers are just brutal
Keep the squares! Everyone does the euro front.
Keep it just the way it is
Love it! Greetings from Charleston! My late father had a tan 1978 Rabbit Diesel 5 Door when I was a youngin’. Thanks for saving this one. Looking forward to seeing your future videos!
Tigerfan 82 Absolutely! Glad to have you!
Just subscribed to your channel. Can't wait to see the progress on your projects. Always nice to see down to earth, achievable builds!
Thank you! :)
My 1981 diesel rabbit truck sat for 18 years. Didn't even change fuel, had it running in one day.
Good job! And you're a lucky man, what a little sweetie!
Had an 80s diesel Rabbit. Hands down the perkiest naturally aspirated diesel I ever drove.
Jó látni,hogy feltámasztottad a caddyt!👍
These are great little pickups.
I love them!
Man, I didn’t think it was going to fire! Great job!
I didn’t either! Haha
Nice little truck, can't wait to see done.
Thank you!
What a great truck! It’s so hard to find those up here in Maine, they pretty much disappear into a pile of rust. Diesel too, very jealous. :)
Thank you! I love your videos! Keep up the good work! 👍😎👍
DLoad This1 Glad you enjoy! Thank you!
This is awesome , love old vws , ☺️especially diesels. I like your humble personality. Great work 👍😎
I too have a 1981 Caddie Diesel, I took it for a drive down Pacific Coast Highway in "Surf City" and so many positive comments from folks especially the "Surfer Dudes" asking if it was for sale! I also paid $500.00 for mine. I rebuilt the injectors and the VE pump cause it was leaking from the advance piston seal under the pump. A nice truck to own!
You are legit man! keep up the good work and the down to earth projects!
Thank you!
This motor is like a watch ! Sound well ! Nice light truck !
Awesome bro, i live in europe and got my hands on a 1976 golf, been sitting since 2005. Just passed inspection yesterday and ready to roll
Yeah dude, glad to see this build too. Would like to see both builds, keep it up man!!!
You will! Thanks!
ok, i have been loving the new videos, i was looking to restore a MK2 golf (same frame and powerhouse) to be honest so glad to have stumbled across this video!
I saw this and I Got excited. This is my dream truck. I subscribed just from this and I will definitely follow along!
Dude keep up the great work!
Awesome little truck
About a month ago i purchased this trucks domestic equivalent the Dodge Rampage. I love the weird stuff too! Glad I found your channel. Keep up the great work!
So cool!! Glad to have you! Thank you!
I had no doubts. Old diesels never die. All it needed was fuel at the injectors and enough amps getting to the starter.
my day just got better and better, not long ago watched the Porsche video now this beast cant wait for the updates on these and the other builds you may have going
😁😁
Don't apologize for buying these old things on the cheap! I love the fact that you're trying to restore these things for next to nothing. I'd do the same if I had a shed!
Your kid is adorable!! Love the vw truck .. big vw fan!!
Pretty straight little pickup
That was my biggest hang up when I started Vlogging is Ah and Um. Love the Caddy.
America: Bumper to Bumper Glad I’m not the only one! 😋 thank you!
Great job buddy 👍🏻
500?! I paid 4k for mine but it's in excellent condition. Interior and exterior are near immaculate. Near no rust. Minor weather seal leak and oil leak. The oil leak is to be expected with 250k miles, but runs like a dream. Internals are immaculate as far as I've inspected. My first car was a 1983 golf diesel 1.6, just like my truck and I would hazard a guess the same as yours. Mine is yellow. Your tailgate looks amazing! I'm the second owner. Just like my golf. I got that from my grandparents that bought it new. It had 300k+. Mad jealous! All of my stuff works minus the shift light. Lol!
What a cool truck. Glad I found this channel. Cool stuff
Thank you!
Really cool little truck.
What a crazy find and that price so cool and rare
Cool! I'm French and here, this one is loved a lot... I would like to drive this one in Paris... My first car was a 1981 MK1 GTI+ 1.8, 740kg for 220ch... That's fire in it! But yours is different and so fun! Thank U very very much. Coucou de France👍
I wish I can find one just like you did that would be so cool
Love the stripes, thinking of doing it to mine.
Thanks! I’ve never seen at set with so much going on
A good job, well done. Love the kid.
Thank you much!
I love rabbits so I'm definitely subscribing for this content
Really nice! I want see more about that Rabbit soon!
Thanks! Should have one up on it today! 😊
New sub, cool ole truck! Looking forward to catching up on what over missed!
Thank you!
It's awesome! I really like your chanell. Im waiting for next episode! :)
Already loving this build and channel , really looking forward to see some more episodes on this old beauty 🙌🏼 I also can't believe you picked that up for 500$ ! Bargain
CarStorm Thank you! Can’t wait to share more!!
Great find glad I found this channel
Gary Martin Thanks! Glad to have you!
Way to go well done 👍🇦🇺
Good job bro hope see more about this car ..really love it 😊
There will be more! 😃
I worked@ VW Westmoreland & built your truck! I purchased one of the first trucks we made mit same Lago blue paint..Only made 15000 trucks in 1980 with 5000 diesels which makes this fairly rare....
I was excited about the Porsche, but I'm 10x more excited to see your progress on this one. Ready to get mine together so we can cruise to some shows together!
Sounds good!
Finally got my mk1 go in today had been sitting for approximately 20 yrs idled after starting
What a surprise
I love it, it will awesome for my daughter.
Man what a good find man, subscribed!!
Nicely done mate, but when you say it has little bit rust or what ever and that ok for this mileage i was like wdf :D here in Serbia golf 1 diesel my grandfather drove on old changing oil during the war, than when he was out of old oil he just put oil from franc frieze, and after the war ofcourse on standard diesel, he died not much after the war, we sold vw Golf 1 here in place near by..Guy is still driving it, it has 470 000 km on it . so 55k miles-70k km thats a brand new engine :D
Haha I know! I shaved the bay on my last one and put a built pump, header and velocity stacks on it...it had 500k plus miles on it 😅 cool story man! Love it!
Wow! Awesome! I actually had 3 of these at one time a 2 1980’s an one 1981 that video!
Just sub because I just got one too! Barn find for the same price and it’s a black on black. Very satisfying watch u get it started! Keep it up. Now time to get started on mines
I'd love to own this truck.
Check Facebook in the Chicago area I saw one for sale.
i own one in the uk lol
My dad had a 78 rabbit hatchback with this diesel in it. It had a gas motor when he bought it with 250k miles, he put the diesel in it and drove it another 150k miles before junking it
$3k runs like a top! In Eugene or
I'm from SC and I remember a farmer I'm kin to used to use these exclusively on his farm.
Just bought a yellow rabbit pickup deisel, gonna follow your channel for sure!
Nice find. What it needs is a mechanically pumped ALH and a limited slip differential.
maxmoo thanks! Mmm that does sound nice!
Growing up, my dad bought two rabbits '75 and a '78, both diesel. Those cars were amazing. They had killer stereos, they got around in the snow like a snow cat, and they got like 50 miles per gallon in the 1970s. During the energy crunch. Crunch. Other people were sitting in gas lines. We just sailed on by.The trick back then was finding a diesel pump that wasn't 20 mi away at a truck stop on the edge of town!
Good job man! Your daughter coming out ot help was cute!
Tommie Bartley Thank you! Haha thanks, she a goof
Back when VWs were made well. I had a gas 78 4 door Bunny, Champagne Edition. I so loved that car.... Drove it for two years in HS, then 5 years in college. Did all my own work where I could, oil, plugs, rotor, timing..... So peppy for the time and low to the ground so great handling. I only sold it because the floor boards were starting to rust out. Bought a VW Fox because I wanted a trunk. Not as fun as the Bunny but more practical. Then I went Japanese as VW started its decline. Have fun with this car truck thingy.
I like the porsche. I LOVE the rabbit pickup/caddy! The blue interior is sick!
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my dad had alot of these and the rabbits. he even pulled the engine of one of these and stuck it on a honda Goldwing. I drove on for over a year and got 50 mpg. but I never had the love for them my dad did. and the rear axels made good little trailer too.
Awesome. I'm trying to purchase a 82 rabbit n this video helps. Thanks
I’d love to own that little truck!